How the Knit In was born

"You can be cynical about the knit in, you can hate knitting, you can call it daggy but it is the most beautiful event and one of the great highlights of my career, ever."

That's how Angela Catterns describes the Knit In now, ten years on from that very first cold winter morning on 1st August 2003.

It was an event borne out of a discussion on 702 Breakfast about knitting and the return of the domestic arts. And, as often happens with radio, you never know what will trigger an audience reaction. Knitting, to everyone's surprise, turned out to be one of those triggers.

"Just talking about knitting on the radio just unleashed this extraordinary passion in listeners, I couldn't believe it!" Angela recalls.

So, together with Wrap with Love, Angela decided to harness this passion and gather the knitters of Sydney to knit squares and make wraps for those in need. And at the time, she admits she had no idea if anyone would turn up.

But there they were, lined up outside the doors at 5.30am ready to knit, some had even travelled from the Blue Mountains and the South Coast.

Angela will be the roving reporter for the tenth anniversay event on Friday 3rd August, hosted by 702's Linda Mottram. If you were part of that very first knit in in 2003, we'd love to see you here again for what will be a huge celebration.